Oct 12, 2026 · 15 min · 12 segments
In today's episode, I’m joined by Bettina Campolucci Bordi, chef, cookbook author and founder of the Retreat Chef Academy. Bettina grew up in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where everything was made from…
Paul NewnhamHost
In many parts of the world and for all of us, food is often about nourishing us.
As you were kind of going through, when did you realize that food had a power to tell stories?
As a family, that was sort of the center focal point of our holidays, of our family gatherings.
And I think it's something that I was brought up with and always brought with me wherever I went.
Cooking is such an essential skill, but it also brings together communities and people.
So wherever I went and wherever I sort of grew up and lived, Being able to cook and eat together is part of being a community and communicating and even if you don't speak the same language, you can still sit around a table and have an incredible meal and form a connection.
In many parts of the world and for all of us, food is often about nourishing us.
As you were kind of going through, when did you realize that food had a power to tell stories?
As a family, that was sort of the center focal point of our holidays, of our family gatherings.
And I think it's something that I was brought up with and always brought with me wherever I went.
Cooking is such an essential skill, but it also brings together communities and people.
So wherever I went and wherever I sort of grew up and lived, Being able to cook and eat together is part of being a community and communicating and even if you don't speak the same language, you can still sit around a table and have an incredible meal and form a connection.
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